The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart | June 23, 2010

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Epic trilogy about the Arthur legend from the point of view of Merlin. Engrossing story & characters. I adore Mists Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, so on the recommendation of a good friend I read Mary Stewart’s take. My eyes glazed over during the in-depth & complex descriptions of the various battles. Wished there was more magical passages too. I liked that Stewart didn’t succumb to pressure from previous Arthurian accounts, & that she wrote her own story with its own outcome.